Fainting Couch Feminists

This episode is an audio highlight reel, featuring snippets from some of the best convos had on the show—like, ever! We've got insight from: Vivek Shraya, Anne T. Donahue, Lisa Taddeo, Alexandra Bischoff, Soraya Chemaly, Morgan Brayton, Jen Sookfong Lee, Stacey May...

This episode is an audio highlight reel, featuring snippets from some of the best convos had on the show—like, ever! We've got insight from: Vivek Shraya, Anne T. Donahue, Lisa Taddeo, Alexandra Bischoff, Soraya Chemaly, Morgan Brayton, Jen Sookfong Lee, Stacey May...

Cara Nelissen writes and thinks about pining, unrequited wanting, and the kind of bleeding love that makes us all feel kind of...pathetic. In this episode, Cara and Mica talk about queer pining, why Cara likes to discuss death on a first date, what *might* happen when...

In this seasonally-driven solo episode, Mica lays on the table all her varied feelings about the holidays and attempts to charm you with stories of Christmas magic and mayhem. In this seasonally-driven solo episode, Mica lays on the table all her varied feelings about...

In this ep, poet Brandi Bird chats with Mica about what may have triggered their psychotic break, how they sought treatment in the psych ward, and the link between OCD and eating disorders. Three years ago, Brandi Bird began experiencing some terrifying delusions....

Singer-songwriting Saffron A. chats with Mica about why music has proved to be a more effective vehicle for justice than the actual justice system, how she balances faith with feminism, and why a shaved head is a powerful thing! Musician Saffron A has always been an...

Jess Taylor's new short story collection, "Just Pervs," explores women's desire and sexual taboo in strange, wonderful, necessary ways. In this ep, Jess and Mica talk about why we rarely think of women when we think of "pervs," and why hyper-sexuality is still viewed...

Caitlyn Sponheimer is a writer, filmmaker, and actor whose new movie, April in Autumn, explores the tension between fantasy and reality in grand romance narratives. Even if we dream of so-called "grand gestures," do we actually enjoy them in real life? Caitlyn and...

Author Mona Awad (Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, Bunny) chats with Mica about her new book and the various ways women perform sweetness—and for what reasons. Do we want power? Protection? A way to seduce? Or simply an exit strategy from an uncomfortable...

Kelly S Thompson is writer and former Captain in the Canadian Armed forces, and she's here to discuss how military life intersects with issues of sexism, competition, anxiety, and...finding love! Kelly S Thompson is writer and former Captain in the Canadian Armed...